Diary Entry of November 9, 1870
News of Mosonyi's death and the rejected armistice gives the day a somber public frame. Wagner works on his farce without full concentration because he is unwell, while Cosima searches unsuccessfully for her ring and visits Countess Bassenheim. The evening begins Ranke's history of France, turning attention from immediate war news to historical perspective.
Wednesday, November 9:
News of the death of a friend in Pest, Mosonyi. R. begins to work out his farce, but his mind is not completely on it; he is unwell. Searched for my ring on the highway, but did not find it. Visited Countess B. In the evening began on Ranke’s history of France. The armistice has been rejected by the French.